B9 Chord
Like any 9th chord, the B9 chord is formed by playing the root, the major third, the perfect fifth, the minor 7th and the major 9th. That equals to playing the 1st, the 3rd and 5th, the flat 7th and the 9th degree of the B major scale.
Notation
Listen to B9
How To Play B9 On The Piano
You can play the B 9th chord by playing in any order the following notes: B, D#, F#, A, C#
The inversions of the B9 chord
- Root position: B, D#, F#, A, C#
- Inversion 1: D#, F#, A, C#
- Inversion 2: F#, A, C#, B
- Inversion 3: A, C#, B, F#
- Inversion 4: C#, B, F#, A
Video: B9 Chord On The Piano
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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand
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Scales in which the B9 chord occurs
The seventh note does not naturally occur in the scale of B major. It is common the play this chord in B major, though. It does occur in B myxolidian.
- C#/Db natural minor
- E ionian
- E major
- E melodic minor
- F#/Gb melodic minor